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J. l. NORRIS Oct. 17, 1933.

TABLE Original Filed Aug. 8, 1931 3 Sheets-Sheet 1 Inventor OCt. 17, J NORRIS TABLE Original Filed Aug. 8, 1931 3 Sheets-Sheet 2 Oct. 17, 1933. J NQRR|$ 1,931,414

TABLE Original Filed Aug. 8, 1931 3 Sheets-Sheet 3 Invenlor Patented Oct. 17, 1933' TABLE, John I. Norris, High Point, N. C.

Application-August 8, 1931, Serial No. 556,013 r I Renewed September 5,1933

5 Claims. (o1. -112) I This invention relates generally to tab lesiand more particularly to extensiontables and hasforits primary object to provide, in a-manneras hereinafter set forth, a table of this character embodying novel means forstoring extra leaves when said extra leaves are not in use, said means being invisible except when the table isopen to remove or replace the extra leaves and comprising a structure through the medium of which the leaves are supported out of contactwith eachother, thus preventing damage to the highlypolished surfaces thereof. H t

Another important object of the invention is to provide a table of the aforementioned character embodyingnovel means for storing com: paratively small, valuable articles such as silverware, in concealment.

Other objects of the invention are'to provide a. table of the character described which will be simple in construction, strong,.durable, efiicient and reliable in use, highly attractive in appearance and which may be manufacturedat low cost. a

All of the foregoing and still further objects and advantages of theinvention will become-apparent from a study of the following specifica tion, taken in connection with the accompanying. drawings wherein like characters of reference designate corresponding parts throughout the several views, and wherein:-- 1

Figure 1 is a view, in top plan of the table showing said table extended with the extra leaves disposed in the tray provided for the storage thereof.

Figure 2 is a view in vertical longitudinal section taken substantially on the line 2-2 of Figure 1, looking in the direction indicatedby the arrows.

Figure 3 is a view in vertical cross section taken substantially on the line 33 of Figure 1, looking in the direction indicated by the arrows.

Figure 4 is a view in top plan of the tray with the extra leaves removed therefrom.

Figure 5 is a vertical longitudinal sectional view taken substantially on the line 5-5 of Figure 4, looking in the direction indicated by the arrows. Figure 6 is a view in vertical longitudinal sec- Referring-now to the drawings in detail, it will,

be seenthat the reference numeral l designates' permanent leaves of the table top whichare connected together for movement toward and away from each other by the slidably connected pairs of rails 2, 3 and 4. Aframe 5 is secured beneath the marginal portions of the leaves 1 and depending from said leaves 1 are the aprons 6. Cross members 7 extend beneath the end portions .of the table top rfor supporting said table top on the pedestals or .legs 8. l A tray designated generally by the reference numeral 9 is disposedbetween the rails of the table and said tray includes the side bars 10 which are permanently secured, inany suitable'man-' ner,'to the inner faces of the rails 2. The tray 9 further includes the end bars 11 extending between the ends of the side bars 10. Extending betweenthe end'bars 11 is alpair' of spaced, parallel, intermediate bars 12 which divide the tray into a pair of outer leaf receiving compartments and an intermediate article receiving compartment which is designated by the reference numeral 13. A board 14 is secured to the lower edges of the intermediate-bars 12 andconstitutes thefbottom of the compartment 13. The marginal portions of the board 14 are disposed outwardly of the .outer faces of the bars 12, as illustrated to advantage in Figure 3 of the drawings;

Supportingstrips 15 are secured to the lower" Strips 16 are disposed longitu-v dinally between theelements l4 and '15 and'have their end portions secured to the lower-edges of v the end bars 11 of the tray 9; Otherwise, the.

leaf receiving compartments "of the tray 9far open at their bottoms. v r r Cleats 1 7 are mounted on the strips 15 against the inner faces and at the lower portions of the dinal edge of the lowermost extra leaves 20 which are stored in the tray 10. Upper and lower series of pins 21 and 22, respectively, are anchored in l each of the intermediate bars 12 of the tray 9 and project outwardlytherefrom for engagement in the sockets provided in the other longitudinal edges of the extra leaves 20. The upper series of pins 21 are offset with respect to the lower series of pins 2, as illustrated to advantage in Fig-- are in'transverse alignment with the'notches or reeesseslS in the cleats 17. 1 Thus, when the:

extra leaves'20 are positioned in the tray9, the

.upper and lower leaves will be longitudinally'offset relative to each other and the pins 19 on the uppermost leaves will rest on the upper edges pf the cleats 17. Certainof the extra leaves 20 are:

provided with hingedly connected aprons 2 3 and these; leaves are stored uppermost in the tray 9;

This is illustrated to advantagein Figure 20f the drawings. It-maybe well to herement'ion that the, extra leaves are stored in the tray 9 in V inverted position. .It Will thus be seen that the leaves are supported in the tray 9 in spaced 105 ures 4 and5 of the-drawings. The lower 5111 22 relation to each other and in a manner to permit the same to be expeditiously removed or replaced.

To remove the extra leaves from the tray 9',

the table is opened to the position seen in Figure 1 of the drawings and the uppermost leaves are swung upwardly and inwardly away from the cleats 1? until said upper leaves can be disengaged from the pins 21. This operation may then be received on the lowermost leaves. To insert the extra leaves in the tray, the foregoing operation is reversed, the lowermost leaves being manipulated to engage the. pins 22 in thesockets in said lowermost leaves after which the same areswung downwardly until the pins 19 thereof rest in the notches'or recesses 18 of the cleats 17 The uppermost leaves may then be inserted in substantially the same manner, the upper pins 21 positioning said upper leaves so that the pins 19 thereof engage on the upper edges of the cleats 17. The construction and arrangement of the tray 9 is such that, when the table is closed, said tray will be invisible when viewed from either side or end of the table. This constitutes l V a most important and desirable'feature of the invention, aswill be readily appreciated. Then,

'too, the construction and arrangement of the tray is such one end of each of the leaves stored therein will be spaced from one end of the tray 2. distance sufiicient to permit insertion of a hand therebetween to facilitate removing the leaves.

It is believed that the many advantages of a table constructed accordance with the present invention will be readily understood, and

' although the preferred embodiment of the invention is as illustrated and described, it is to be understood that changes in the details of construction and in the combination and arrangement of parts maybe resorted to which will fall within the scope of the invention as claimed.

What is claimed is:

- 1. An extension table comprising a top including pairs of slidably connected rails and leaves mounted on certain of the rails, and a tray dis- 1 posed between the rails below the horizontal plane b most series of pins being aligned with the notches in the cleat, the uppermost series of the pins being out of alignment with the notches in the cleat, the pins on the uppermost extra leaf being engageable for support on'the upper edge of the cleat.

2. An extension table comprising a top includingpairs of slidably connected rails and leaves mounted on certain of the rails, and a tray disposed between the rails below the horizontal plane of the leaves for the reception of extra, leaves in superposed relation, said tray includ-.

ing side bars fixed to one pair of the rails, intermediate bars disposed in spaced parallelism to the side bars, said intermediate bars dividing the tray into a pair of compartments for the reception of the extra leaves, cleats secured on the inner faces of the side bars having notches therein for the reception of pins on one longitudinal edge of the lowermost leaves, and upper and lower series of pins mounted on the intermediate bars and. projecting therefrom toward the side bars,

.the lowermost series of pins being aligned with the notches in the cleats, the uppermost series of pins being out of alignment with the notches inthe cleats, said series of pins. being engageable leaves in superposed relation, said'tray including side bars fixed to the inner sides of one pair of the rails, end bars extending between the side bars, spaced, parallel intermediate bars extending between the end bars in spaced parallelism with the side bars, said intermediate bars providing outer compartments in the tray for the reception of said extra leaves and an intermediate compartment in the tray for the reception of articles, cleats secured on the lower portions of the inner faces of the side bars having notches there-- in for the reception of pins on one longitudinal edge of the lowermost extra leaves, and upper and lower series of pins mounted on the outer faces of the intermediate bars and projecting therefrom toward the side bars, said series of pins being engageable in sockets in the other longitudinal edges of the extra leaves, the lowermost series of pins being aligned with the notches in the cleats, the uppermost series of pins being out of alignment-with the notches in the cleats, the pins on said one longitudinal edge of the uppermost leaves being engageable on the upper edges of the cleats for support thereby. V

4. An extension table comprising a supporting structure, permanent leaves mounted on the supporting structure, a tray for the reception of extra leaves, mounted beneath the permanent leaves, said extra leaves having sockets in one edge and Illa) pins on another edge, said tray including spaced bars, a cleat mounted on one of the bars having edge and pins on another edge, said trayincluding spaced bars, a cleat mounted on one of the bars having notches therein for the reception of the pins on the extra leaves, and upper and lower pins projecting from the other bar for engage v ment in the sockets in the extra leaves, the upper pins being out of vertical alinement with the lower pins, said lower pins being longitudinally alined with the notches, the pins on the extra table leaf which is engaged with the upper pins on said other bar being engageable on the upper edge of the cleat.

; JOHN I. NORRIS. 

